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Project Scientist (open-rank) - Lung Cancer Biology Apply now to Project Scientist (open-rank) - Lung Cancer Biology

Job #JPF10526

+ Molecular & Medical Pharmacolo / David Geffen School Of Medicin / UCLA

Position overview

Salary range: See Table 37B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $76,700- $124,700.

Application Window

Open date: July 23, 2025

Next review date: Monday, Aug 11, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Hayes Lab within the Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, is recruiting for an open-rank Project Scientist to participate in lung cancer biology investigation.

Candidates are expected to have extensive experience in lung cancer biology. The candidate is expected to have significant technical and practical knowledge in cell culture, which includes cell line generation from patient samples, organoids, transductions, lentiviral infections, and general tissue culture experience with human and mouse cell lines. The candidate should have experience with in vitro assays to measure cell viability, colony formation, gene and protein expression, and microscopy. Experience working with mouse models is also required. Moreover, the candidate should have considerable expertise in in vivo profiling of blood and tissue pharmacokinetics.

To meet the Hayes Lab’s distinct and growing needs, the successful candidate will be responsible for the management of in vitro and in vivo preclinical analyses, while supervising and managing students, post-doctoral researchers and research technicians.

Other activities will include:

• Strategic planning/project management – overseeing experimental studies

• Approval – oversee all aspects of nonclinical development and interactions with the Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

• Integrating preclinical research from cells to murine models

• Grant writing

Candidates must have a PhD in Pharmacology, Cancer Biology, Molecular Biology or a related discipline, and documented experience in lung cancer biology. The candidate must have experience involving standard molecular biology techniques including protein biochemical methods and cell culture. Diverse phenotypic and mechanistic assays applied to lung cancer are highly desirable. Previous experience in teaching at university-level or student/staff supervision will be considered an asset.

Candidate must also document ability to evaluate proposed investigational projects, in vitro and in vivo. The successful candidate must have a track record of publications in high-impact journals (first or co-first author) within the field of expertise. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter summarizing professional experience, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

PhD in Pharmacology, Cancer Biology, Molecular Biology or a related discipline

Additional qualifications

+ Documented experience in lung cancer biology

+ Experience involving standard molecular biology techniques including protein biochemical methods and cell culture

+ Document ability to evaluate proposed investigational projects, in vitro and in vivo

+ Track record of publications in high-impact journals (first or co-first author) within the field of expertise

Preferred qualifications

Diverse phenotypic and mechanistic assays applied to lung cancer are highly desirable. Previous experience in teaching at university-level or student/staff supervision will be considered an asset.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

+ Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

+ Cover Letter - Cover letter summarizing professional experience

+ Statement of Research (Optional)

+ Statement of Teaching (Optional)

+ Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form

+ UCLA Mission Statement - As the nation's premier public research university, UC's mission is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. We have a particular responsibility to the people of the state of California which we express in the excellence of the education we provide, the impact of the research we do, the comprehensive, life-saving medical services we provide, and the public service mission we are devoted to. The University of California promotes the social mobility of its students, equips them with the tools and experience that furthers their ambitions, and regards their accomplishments across the life span as evidence of the profoundly positive impact of higher education.

The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows:

Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles

Expand our reach as a global university

Enhance our research and creative activities

Elevate how we teach

Become a more effective institution

Prompt for candidates for recruitment:

Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service

Reference requirements

+ 3-5 required (contact information only)

References may be contacted to verify experience.

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10526

Help contact: [email protected]

About UCLA

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

+ “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.

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+ UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties

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Job location

Los Angeles, CA